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LED lighting intensity levels at multiple capital city airports
RA2024-00142
Identified deficiencies in CASR Parts 171 and 172 Manual of Standards (MOS) concerning Air Traffic Management
RA2024-00181
Short notice NOTAMs for airspace closures or delays
RA2023-00098
Suitability of the [Data recording tool] data to accurately determine required staffing levels
RA2023-00101
The ATSB thanks Airservices for clarifying the purpose of the [Data recording tool] data.  However, the ATSB notes that the reporter’s concerns are that supervisors in [various locations] are not including local contextual information and other pertinent information to determine future staffing levels and are relying solely on [Data recording tool] reports. The ATSB asked if Airservices’ position on [Data…
Ongoing non-compliance of standard operating procedures at [Location 1] regional airport by ground crew
RA2023-00131
Clutch failure involving Robinson R22 Beta, 6 km north of Bankstown Airport, New South Wales on 29 December 2024
AB-2025-002
Collision with water involving Cessna 208 Caravan, VH-WTY, Thomson Bay, Rottnest Island, Western Australia, on 7 January 2025
Thomson Bay, Rottnest Island, WA, Elizabeth Quay Aircraft Landing Area, WA, 208, 20800586, Turboprop, VH-WTY, Part 135 Air transport operations - smaller aeroplanes, Destroyed, Textron Aviation Inc.
AO-2025-001
Rottnest Island Cessna 208 accident
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has commenced a transport safety investigation into a collision with water accident involving a Cessna 208 floatplane during take-off near Rottnest Island, off Perth, on Tuesday afternoon. As reported to the ATSB, during take-off the floatplane collided with the water, before coming to rest partially submerged. The ATSB will deploy a team of transport safety investigators from its Perth, Brisbane and Canberra offices, specialising in human performance, and aircraft operations…
Technical assistance to the New South Wales Police – Collision with water involving TL-Ultralight Sting S4, 23-1677, 5 km north-west of Scotts Head, New South Wales, on 4 January 2025
Sting S4, Piston, 23-1677, Part 103 Sport and recreational aircraft, Destroyed, TL Ultralight
AE-2025-001
VFR into IMC involving Leonardo Helicopters AW139, 11 km east-north-east of Sydney Airport, on 6 December 2024
AB-2024-051